Hey Ron,

There's an amusing thread over on Sailnet, started by a guy who's sailing as crew aboard a Beneteau 49 in the Salty Dog... He's trying to figure out where he's gonna be able to sleep - on a 49-footer... (grin)

Does sound like his options are gonna be pretty limited... The boat features fore and aft centerline queen berths, and only one settee, to port... As most of the trip will likely be sailed on port tack, a settee to starboard would be the prime real estate, but on this boat there are a matching pair of captain's chairs there, instead... What's more, the aft berth is angled at 45 degrees towards the starboard quarter, so the only way to sleep in that one would likely be to sleep across the head of it, with your feet outboard... Which is nice, as it places your head as close as possible to the autopilot's motor and ram...

Oh, and he's supposed to be sharing that berth with another guy... LMAO! I'm guessing he might wind up sleeping reclined in one of the captain's chairs, which might actually not be too bad, depending upon how luxurious they might be...

That's the big drawback with all these modern condos designed primarily for the charter trade, they lack decent seaberths for the crews that will be sailing them to the charter destinations to begin with... (grin)

btw Ron, I recently delivered a sister to your Pretorien 35 from Cape Cod down to the Chesapeake... Damn, what a SWEET boat, I can see why you're so happy with LUCIA... One of the nicest trips I've had in awhile, I only wish I had gotten to sail her more... The owners have stepped up in size and have listed her for sale. If you know of anyone interested in a Pretorien, this is a very nice example of one, with brand new sails made from Hydranet, a very slick cloth... The listing isn't up on Yachtworld yet, but she'll be offered by Crusader Yacht Sales in Annapolis...

best regards,

Jon